Dr. Belisa Vranich
from KNOW FEAR with Tony Blauer Hosted by tonyblauer
I always took breathing for granted. I think most of us do. I’ve been teaching self-defense since 1977. I trained for hours. Sparred every student. Taught 7 days a week. I did this for decades. I always assumed my breathing was on point. It wasn’t. That didn’t mean I didn’t have excellent cardiovascular conditioning, I did. But it was adapted for a specific scenario (even today, in my late 50s, I can do scenario-drills with 30-year old military studs and hang with them - but again, that’s ‘adaptation’., my body had acclimated. I needed to understand breathing outside my sport. Enter Belisa Vranich. Belisa had been on my list of breathing experts to connect with and we finally linked. Within minutes I learned I wasn’t breathing efficiently. I didn’t really understand the role of the diaphragm or how it moved. My Vital Lung Capacity (VLC) was restricted from scar tissue from broken ribs. I didn’t know this! I was a vertical breather. Ugh! All of this impacted my athletic potential and it contributed to other subtle health issues. I learned so much during our private session that I also downloaded her book Breathe even though she gave me a copy after our session! If you are alive and breathing you don’t want to miss this episode. Meet my friend Belisa Vranich. Learn more here. Follow her on IG Get full access to Tony Blauer’s “Be Your Own Bodyguard®” Publication at tonyblauer.substack.com/subscribe
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